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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Sleep Sci 2022; 15(04): 374-382
DOI: 10.5935/1984-0063.20220066
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Web survey during COVID-19 pandemic in São Paulo state: how are medical students sleeping and living?

Karen Wellen da Silva Beltrame
1   Hospital for Rehabilitation of Craniofacial Anomalies, University of São Paulo, Bauru campus, Sleep Studies Unit, Laboratory of Physiology - Bauru - São Paulo - Brazil
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Ivy Kiemle Trindade-Suedam
1   Hospital for Rehabilitation of Craniofacial Anomalies, University of São Paulo, Bauru campus, Sleep Studies Unit, Laboratory of Physiology - Bauru - São Paulo - Brazil
2   Bauru School of Medicine, Bauru School of Dentistry, University of São Paulo, Bauru campus, Biological Sciences - Bauru - São Paulo - Brazil
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Sergio Henrique Kiemle Trindade
1   Hospital for Rehabilitation of Craniofacial Anomalies, University of São Paulo, Bauru campus, Sleep Studies Unit, Laboratory of Physiology - Bauru - São Paulo - Brazil
3   Bauru School of Medicine, Bauru School of Dentistry, University of São Paulo, Bauru campus, Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Orthodontics and Public Health - Bauru - São Paulo - Brazil
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Maria Noel Marzano-Rodrigues
1   Hospital for Rehabilitation of Craniofacial Anomalies, University of São Paulo, Bauru campus, Sleep Studies Unit, Laboratory of Physiology - Bauru - São Paulo - Brazil
2   Bauru School of Medicine, Bauru School of Dentistry, University of São Paulo, Bauru campus, Biological Sciences - Bauru - São Paulo - Brazil
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Objectives This study aimed at characterizing medical students’ sleep and life quality during the COVID-19 pandemic in São Paulo (SP) state.

Material and Methods All public higher education institutions (HEIs) of SP state were invited to participate. From a list of 56 private HEIs, 16 were randomly selected. The web survey collected: sociodemographic data; factors related to COVID-19; sleep self-assessment; scores in the Epworth sleepiness scale, Pittsburgh sleep quality index, and student and resident life in the health area - questionnaire.

Results The HEIs’ acceptance rate was 25% (8), resulting in 200 participants (response rate 5.04%), aged ≥18 years, 60.5% females. Concerning COVID-19, 89.00% never showed symptoms and/or tested positive, 82.00% declared full adherence to epidemiological measures to prevent the infection’s spread, and 45.00% completed the vaccination schedule against SARS-CoV-2. Sleep deprivation was accompanied by a drop of self-perceived sleep quality from 8 to 6 (in a Likert scale) during COVID-19 pandemics (p≤0.0001), 76.50% were poor sleepers, and 40.00% had drowsiness, especially women (p≤0.05). They also had lower quality of life and unfavorable psychological and physical outcomes than men (p≤0.05). Internship students had a more negative perception of the educational environment (p≤0.05), characterized by an excessive workload.

Discussion Women and internship students are a representative fraction that requires special attention and focused strategies to cope with sleep problems and medical education during COVID-19 pandemics.

Sleep - Sleepiness - Education - Medical - Undergraduate - COVID-19

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This research received no specific grant from any funding agency in the public, commercial, or not-for-profit sectors.


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Eingereicht: 26. Juli 2021

Angenommen: 25. Januar 2022

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01. Dezember 2023

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